[RESOLVED] Determine Who's Dropping My Server Connection

[vb6forever]

Not sure if this belongs here but for lack of better place for now is here.

I have a VB program which maintains a link to someone elses server. If I step away from the computer for say 1/2 hour, sometimes the server connection drops.
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Question
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Is there anyway to determine whether the company who hosts the server, my ISP (hard cable), or Windows 10 is dropping the connection because of non-activity?

FWIW: I wrote a mouse move routine which appears to work -- maintains the connection -- when I am away, so obviously one of these is monitoring something?

[jdc2000]

If your mouse move program prevents the drops, then it is almost certainly Windows 10 that is dropping the connection.

Check the Power settings to make sure that only the screen turns off when there is no activity. Do not have Windows turn off the hard drive, or network connections, or other related items (USB?, etc.).

[dilettante]

What does "my server connection" mean?

Are you trying to hog a session on an RDP server or something?

[vb6forever]

Thanks for responding
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jdc2000
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If your mouse move program prevents the drops, then it is almost certainly Windows 10

Under Win10-Pro only two options are display (set at 15 min go off) and Sleep (which is set at Never). Believe by default, hibernate s/b off because of Never.

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dilettante
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What does "my server connection" mean?

Just the use of an ActiveX provided by the Server owner which allows access to and receipt of data via TCP/IP

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Possible links
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...p-connectivity

[jdc2000]

You need to check the hard to find link for the Advanced Power Settings. Microsoft hides things they don't want you to see. Also, access it through the old style Control Panel, not the new Settings pile of junk. Under Power Options, click Change Plan Settings, then Change Advanced Power Settings. Expand ALL of the items to see what you might have available on your system. There will be settings for hard drive and network adapters.

[vb6forever]

jdc2000. Thanks, CP little easier for now as was trying to get at through powercfg.
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Hardisk = 0
No Network Adapter showing under Power Options.
FWIW does show wireless but I'm hard cabled.
USB showing selective suspend enabled -- not sure why this would have any affect on ethernet cable though.

[jdc2000]

The USB might be a concern of you were using a USB to ethernet adapter.

If you have an ethernet connection on the motherboard, you should be OK.

Make sure that there are no Sleep options turned on.

Hard Disk = 0 is what you want.

[couttsj]

This will occur anytime there is a break in the connection and the server attempts to send a packet to your machine. If your system goes to sleep during the period you are away, the network connection is interrupted. It takes keyboard or mouse activity to keep your machine from going to sleep. Network activity will not suffice.

J.A. Coutts

[vb6forever]

jdc2000 and J.A. Coutts:

Thanks for all input.
J.A. Coutts appreciate your explanation as to "Why".

FWIW: Talked to ISP during troubleshooting and they indicated I'm OK with bandwidth being used (my concern being ruling on NET neutral and possible decision by ISP related to it).

Will close thread and see if problem solved during coming days/ weeks etc.